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WINTER 2014

REKINDLE YOUR LOVE OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKSA FOLIO SOCIETY EDITION IS SOMETHING TO BE TREASURED

‘A Folio edition is, I reckon, as excellent an accolade as any author can achieve these days’

STEPHEN FRY

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There is something uniquely satisfying about owning and holding a quality printed book: the feel of thebinding, the crisp turn of the page, typography that ispleasing to the eye.

The greatest works of literature in beautifully craftededitions ... Folio books stand apart:

• Illustrations commissioned from leading artists orsourced by our award-winning picture researchers

• Introductions by leading literary figures – IrvineWelsh, Patti Smith, Michael Morpurgo and MaryBeard, to name but a few

• Beautifully set type, printed on premium quality, acid-free paper

• Sewn spines, decorative head- and tailbands, and as afinishing touch, a protective slipcase for each book

These are books for all time, presented in editionsdesigned to last for generations.

FREE FOR YOU – a set of exclusive Folio Societynotecards. Theyfeature fourillustrations frombest-selling Folioeditions. There are 16 cardsaltogether, withenvelopes, presentedin a beautifullypatterned box.

HOW TO ORDEROrder online at www.foliosociety.com or call uson 020 7400 4200 to speak to one of ourcustomer service team in the UK.

WELCOME TO OUR 2014 GIFT COLLECTIONThe Folio Society 2014 Gift Collection features scores of beautifully crafted illustrated editions. You will find beloved children’s books, great works of classic and contemporary fiction, and non-fictiontitles that explore our history and heritage.

All the books we have selected for inclusion in thiscatalogue are classics in their own right. Illustrated byCharles van Sandwyk, The Wind in the Willows hasdelighted generations of young readers. In ouruncertain age, George Orwell’s prophetic vision inNineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps more pertinent thanever. And few books can be said to have changed theworld as much as Charles Darwin’s On the Origin ofSpecies. With 65 titles gathered here, and over 400 available online, we hope you enjoy browsing ourunique collection of the world’s greatest literature.

Charles van Sandwyk from The Wind in the Willows 5

Debra McFarlane from The Little White Horse 8

Anna C. Leplar from Anne of Green Gables 9

Mark Thomas from The Princess Bride 12

Ben Jones from A Clockwork Orange 15

Jonathan Burton from Nineteen Eighty-Four 16

Anna and Elena Balbusso from The Queen of Spades and Other Stories 20

Neil Packer from Catch-22 22

Finn Dean from Brave New World 21

Andrew Davidson from Miss Marple Short Stories 22

Caroline Smith from Folktales of the Native American 22

Karen Klassen from Breakfast at Tiffany’s 23

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

SET THEIRIMAGINATIONS SOARING

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A favourite childhood book stays with you forlife – these are the stories that first introduce usto the joy of books. With The Folio Society’sChildren’s Collection, you can now give the giftof reading to a new generation, in exquisitelybound and illustrated editions. Here arebeloved classics: Peter Pan and Wendy, LittleWomen, Treasure Island and The RailwayChildren; and newly illustrated editions ofAndrew Lang’s famous Rainbow Fairy Booksalongside exquisite facsimiles from theEdwardian era. We’ve also included someintriguing discoveries for younger readers, suchas Oscar Wilde’s enthralling The Selfish Giantand Other Stories and The Princess Bride. With so much choice, all you need to do is decidewhich books will set their imaginations soaring.

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The Wind in the WillowskenneTh GRahaMe

Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk

The story of Mole, Ratty, Badger and the incorrigible,boastful Toad has enchanted generations of readers.One of The Folio Society’s all-time bestsellers, thisedition features dozens of colour and black and whiteillustrations by Charles van Sandwyk that perfectlyevoke the idyllic world of wild wood and riverbank.They capture the animals’ glorious adventures inexquisite detail, whether the enraptured Mole’s firstriverbank picnic, Toad’s daring exploits with stolenmotor cars or the unmatched pleasures of simply‘messing about in boats’. Grahame’s charming classictransports us back to an innocent and honourableworld with a story that has entranced generations of children and their parents.

‘in almost 100 years since its firstpublication, i doubt there has been a finer edition’ miChAel morpurgo

ChilDreN’s Books

Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk

Bound in blocked cloth, with a printed paper label inset. 264 pages.

83 illustrations, 33 in colour. Printed endpapers. Printed slipcase.

10" x 7"

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£38.95Code: BWNDA

CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUB

Illustrated by Debra McFarlane

Bound in buckram. 216 pages.

12 colour illustrations and 23 line drawings

Coloured page tops. Printedendpapers.

11¾" x 8¾"

Peter Pan and WendyJ. M. BARRIe

Generations of young readers have delighted in PeterPan’s ‘awfully big adventures’, and artist Debra McFarlanehas created a series of enchanting illustrations for thiscollector’s edition of J. M. Barrie’s classic tale. With abeautiful silver-blocked binding, it is an edition to cherish.

Treasure Island RoBeRT LouIS STevenSon

Introduced by Michael Morpurgo

Young Jim Hawkins is at once terrified and captivated by the rum-soakedsea-dog who takes up lodgings at his father’s inn, the Admiral Benbow.But after discovering a treasure map in the sailor’s trunk, Jim embarks on a perilous journey of treachery, heroism and piracy aboard the shipHispaniola. In Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote an adventurestory that would become ubiquitous and set the course for over acentury of children’s literature. This collector’s edition is introduced byMichael Morpurgo (author of War Horse), with illustrations, including ablocked, skull-emblazoned slipcase, by Sterling Hundley.

lllustrated by Sterling Hundley


12 colour illustrations; original map drawingby R. L. Stevenson

Printed endpapers. Blocked slipcase.

10" x 7"

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£38.95Code: BPW2A

£44.95Code: BTSLA

Ballet Shoes NoEL STREATFEILD

Introduced by Jacqueline Wilson

Little WomenLoUISA MAy ALCoTT

Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans, found by Great Uncle Matthew on histravels. Sent to live with his niece Sylvia in London, the girls choose their ownsurname – Fossil – vowing to put it ‘into history books’. Salvation comes in theshape of a free education from Madame Fidolia at the Children’s Academy ofDancing and Stage Training; however it soon becomes clear that being a starisn’t as easy as it looks. In print ever since its first publication in 1936, thisedition features charming illustrations by Inga Moore, and a newlycommissioned introduction by former Children’s Laureate Dame Jacqueline Wilson, who describes herown unforgettable first encounter with BalletShoes – a book that made her feel ‘as if I werethe fourth Fossil sister’.

‘ “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.’ This famous opening line sets the scene for the beloved coming-of-age story of four sisters growing up in a quiet New England town. Firstpublished in 1867, it has remained in print ever since. Generations of girlsaround the world have identified with ladylike Meg, shy Beth, frivolous Amyand, above all, tomboyish Jo, Alcott’s fictional alter ego. Readers have alsofallen in love with Laurie, the charming boy next door. This edition includesvibrant illustrations by Rebecca Green, an American artist who brings a

fresh, modern slant to this period story.The acclaimed novelist Jane Gardam hascontributed a new preface.

Illustrated by Inga Moore

Three-quarter-bound in cloth. 224 pages.

7 colour illustrations with black & white tailpieces

9" x 5¾"

CHILDREN’S BOOKS


Introduced by Jane Gardam

Illustrated by Rebecca Green


10 colour illustrations

Printed endpapers

9" x 5¾"

£24.95Code: BBSHA

£39.95Code: BLWMA

The Little White HorseELizabETH gOudgE

Maria Merryweather is an orphan, sent to live at Moonacre Manor, where she soon discovers strange things are afoot: invisible servants, the mysterious Men from the dark Woods, and the far-off glimpse of a most unusual horse … first published in 1946, The Little White Horseis a beguiling story for readers of all ages. debra Mcfarlane hascontributed exquisitely detailed and delicately coloured illustrations, and endpaper maps of the book’s magical settings based on the originalsby C. Walter Hodges.

‘I absolutely adored The Little White Horse’j. k. rowling

The Secret GardenfRanCEs HOdgsOn buRnETT

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Introduced by Jane Shilling

Illustrated by Debra McFarlane

Bound in buckram with silver blocking. 240 pages.


9" x 6¼"

Illustrated by Charles Robinson

Bound in cloth. 288 pages.


9" x 6¼"


Haughty ten-year-old Mary Lennox is determined to hateher new life at Misselthwaite Manor, but the house holdstwo mysteries that soon draw her in: a strange crying inthe night and a locked door to a long-forgotten walledgarden. On the day that Mary discovers the key, themagic begins … This facsimile of the original 1911edition of The Secret Garden is illustrated byCharles Robinson, a leading Edwardian artist.

‘One of the most original andbrilliant children’s books’ ALISON LURIE

£29.95Code: BSGNA

£29.95Code: BWHHA

CHILDREN’S BOOKSThe Railway Children e. neSbIt

roberta, Peter and Phyllis lead a happy, carefree life inlondon, until one day strange men come to the doorand take their beloved father away, and the children findthemselves suddenly uprooted to the country. theysoon discover the local railway, and make new friends,including Albert Perks theporter. eventually, these friendshelp them discover what hashappened to their father – andhow to get him back. neverout of print since 1906, this isone of the best-loved children’sstories ever written.

Anne Shirley falls in love with the rambling farmhouse called greengables the moment she sees it. Unfortunately she is not quite whatmarilla Cuthbert and her brother matthew were expecting: they hadapplied to the orphanage for a boy to help on the farm, not a skinny 11-year-old girl with a head full of romantic notions. At first marilla is adamant that Anne should be sent back, but her heart relents when

she hears about the girl's wretchedlife, and matthew – though he wouldnever interfere – is clearly alreadybewitched by the spirited red-headwith a temper to match her hair.

Anne of Green Gablesl. m. montgomery

Introduced by margaret Atwood

Introduced by Helen Cresswell

Illustrated by Inga Moore


8 full-page colour and 9 black & white illustrations

9" x 6¼"

Illustrated by Anna C. Leplar


9 full-page colour illustrations and 15 black& white drawings

9" x 6¼"


£32.95Code: BAGGA

£29.95Code: BRWCA

The Red Fairy Book(408 pages)

The Yellow Fairy Book(384 pages)

The Green Fairy Book(384 pages)

The Blue Fairy Book(400 pages)

Each volume available individually. Bound in cloth. Between 12 and 15 colour and additional black & white illustrations ineach volume. Coloured page tops. Printed endpapers anddecorative title page in each volume. 10" x 7½".

The Rainbow Fairy BooksANDREw LANg

Folklorist Andrew Lang oversaw the translation andediting of hundreds of fairy tales from around theworld. All the ingredients one would expect to findare here: the good are as true-hearted as they are fair,but not everyone lives happily ever after, and even theprettiest of princesses must keep her promises. Today,the Rainbow Fairy Books are widely regarded as thebest English-language versions of these stories. Theyinclude classics such as ‘Thumbelina’ alongside unusualtales like ‘The Cat’s Elopement’. Each Folio Societyedition in the series features the work of a differentcontemporary artist, evoking the golden age ofchildren’s book illustration. Individually or as acollection, these are books to treasure for all time.

‘An eclectic collection like this is such a pleasure to read’ A. S. BYATT

(The Blue Fairy Book illustrated byCharles van Sandwyk)

(The Yellow Fairy Book illustrated byDanuta Mayer)

(The Green Fairy Book illustrated byJulian de Narvaez)

(The Red Fairy Book illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat)


CHILDREN’S BOOKS

£49.95 Code: BRFBA

£49.95 Code: BYFBA

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£49.95 Code: BBFBA

Perrault’s Fairy Tales

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales

Classic Fairy Tale CollectionsfACSImILES of EDWARDIAN EDITIoNS

The Edwardian era is known as the golden age of children’s books, when a group of leading artists dedicated themselves to creatingexquisite illustrations for lavish gift books. Three of these legendaryeditions are presented here in magnificent facsimiles.

Perrault’s Fairy Tales, compiled by Charles Perrault, a civil servant in Paris in the 17th century, includes some of the most enduring fairy talesof all, such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Blue Beard’,complemented by Edmund Dulac’s paintings. 196 pages. 30 colour plates.Coloured page tops. 10" x 7½".

Grimm’s Fairy Tales contains 60 classics collected by Jacob and WilhelmGrimm in the early 19th century. These stories, considered by W. H.Auden as founding texts of Western civilisation, include ‘Rapunzel’, ‘LittleRed Riding Hood’ and ‘Hansel & Gretel’, and are illustrated by ArthurRackham. 336 pages. 39 colour plates, 55 line drawings. Coloured pagetops. 10" x 7½".

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales includes 17 famous stories, such as ‘TheEmperor’s New Clothes’, ‘The Snow Queen’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’. In this facsimile of the 1913 edition they are accompanied by enchantingpaintings and drawings by W. Heath Robinson, which capture all themagic of the text, making this the perfect way to enjoy a masterstoryteller. 304 pages. 16 colour plates, 93 line drawings. Coloured pagetops.10" x 7½".

(Grimm’s Fairy Tales illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

(Perrault’s Fairy Tales illustrated by Edmund Dulac)

(Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales illustrated by W. Heath Robinson)


CHILDREN’S BOOKS

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With over 45 million copies sold, E. B. White’s famous story continues toengage children more than 50 years after its publication. Its characters,from the naïve pig Wilbur to the resourcefulCharlotte and all their barnyard friends, showchildren the true meaning of friendship.Featuring the original drawings by GarthWilliams. Bound in cloth. 192 pages with 47 colourillustrations. 8" x 5¼".

Stuart is a welcome second son for the Littles ofNew York City. His size lets him do things no oneelse in the family can, such as rescuing his mother’sring, stuck down the bathroom drain. When Stuart’sfriend, a bird called Margalo, suddenly goes missing,Stuart prepares to set out on the biggest adventureof all. Introduced by Tony DiTerlizzi. Bound in cloth. 160pages with 96 colour illustrations by Garth Williams. Printed

endpapers. 8" x 5¼".

Charlotte’s Web

The Princess BrideWILLIAM GOLDMAN

Featuring giants, duels, man-eating swamp rats and,of course, true love – William Goldman’s funny andpoignant lampoon of the fairy-tale tradition hasbecome a cherished classic of the genre in its ownright. Artist Mark Thomas has created ten dramaticillustrations for our edition.

Illustrated by Mark Thomas


10 colour illustrations. Printed endpapers.

9½" x 6¼"

Stuart Little

‘No child should bewithout a copy’ DAILY MAIL


THE E. B. WHITE COLLECTION

£25.95 Code: BSTUA

£25.95 Code: BCHWA

£36.95Code: BPRBA

The Jungle Book

Just So StoriesIn his Just So Stories, first told to his daughter, RudyardKipling set out to satisfy the ‘’satiable curtiosity’ ofyoung readers with ravishing explanations of theorigins of various animals. The stories of how theelephant got his trunk, the leopard his spots and thecamel his hump, amongst many others, are illustratedwith Kipling’s own charming drawings.

The tale of Mowgli, abandoned as a baby in the jungleand saved from the rogue tiger Shere Khan, has neverlost its hold on the world’s imagination. This editioncontains the 1908 illustrations by Maurice and EdwardJ. Detmold, two of the finest artists of the golden ageof children’s book illustration.

Bound in cloth. 192 pages with16 colour plates. 9½" x 6¼".

Bound in cloth. 192 pages with58 illustrations. 9½" x 6¼".

The Selfish Giant andOther Stories OSCAr Wilde

Novelist, playwright and satirist Oscar Wildewas also an incomparable teller of fairy tales. inthese stories, written for his two sons, he takesthe elements of faerie since time immemorial –giants and princes, fishermen and mermaids –and creates enchanting, heartfelt fables thatrank amongst his best-loved works. leadingcontemporary book illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith has created a visual feast for the eyes inhis binding design and illustrations.

Introduced by Jeanette Winterson. Three-quarterbound in buckram. 192 pages. 7 colour illustrations.Metallic printed endpapers. 10" x 7½".


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£25.95 Code: BJSSA

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£27.95Code: BSGTA

CLASSIC FICTION

COLLECTORS’ EDITIONS OF GREAT LITERATURE

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Meet the real Miss Golightly ... The FolioSociety’s fiction range will re-introduce you tosome of the best-known characters in fiction,and provide you with plenty of surprises too.Audrey Hepburn may have made Breakfast atTiffany’s a household name, but when youread the book you’ll get to know another sideof Truman Capote’s girl about town.Legendary musician Patti Smith introducesanother legend in Emily Brontë’s WutheringHeights, while Joseph Conrad’s elementalHeart of Darkness has inspired extraordinaryillustrations by Sean McSorley.

Collectors’ editions of great classics such asPride and Prejudice and The Queen of Spadessit shoulder to shoulder with pacy thrillers like The Day of the Jackal and The MalteseFalcon; and there are all-time favourites suchas To Kill a Mockingbird and The Hobbit. Noone who loves great fiction can fail to love aFolio edition.

A Clockwork Orange ANTHoNY BURgeSS

Introduced by Irvine Welsh

Both a horrific satire of youth culture and an ingeniousexamination of social justice and government control,A Clockwork Orange has left an indelible, boot-shapedmark on the popular and literary culture of the late20th century. Stanley Kubrick’s notorious 1971 film has overshadowed a work whose philosophicalparadoxes and astonishing linguistic invention aresome of literature’s most inspired. This collector’sedition is bound in paper that simulates alligator skin;the binding design and sinister collage illustrations arereminiscent of cautionary fairy tales.

Alex, ‘Your Humble Narrator’, and his droogs terrorise a nightmarish London of the near future. He describes his life of ‘britvas’ (razors) and ‘twenty-to-one’ (fun / gang violence) in Nadsat, an idiom fusing Cockney rhyming slang and corrupted Russian.As introducer Irvine Welsh writes, Nadsat ‘compels[readers] to traverse the mechanics of their owncomprehension’. This edition follows the restored text of 2012, including the 21st chapter excludedfrom early US editions.

‘I do not know of any other writer who has done so much with language as Mister Burgess has done here’ WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

CLASSIC FICTION


Ben Jones discusses his approach to illustratingA Clockwork Orange at www.foliosociety.com

Introduced by Irvine Welsh

Illustrated by Ben Jones

Bound in textured paper. 240 pages.


9½" x 6¼"

£29.95Code: BCKOA

Nineteen Eighty-Four geoRge oRWell

Introduced by Alan Rusbridger

‘Orwell’s courage and integrity shine from every page’ NEW YORK REVIEWOF BOOKS

CLASSIC FICTION


Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth – or Minitrue as it is called in Newspeak – alteringnewspapers and reports to follow the arbitrarydictates of Big Brother’s propaganda. Beneath hisoutward conformity, Winston dreams of sharing histreasonable thoughts, and so he takes his firstdangerous steps – writing a diary of his doubts andthen falling in love with a woman of the Party, thebeautiful and brave Julia. They know their love isdoomed, but Julia swears ‘They can make you sayanything – anything – but they can’t make you believeit. They can’t get inside you.’ This edition featuresstriking illustrations by Jonathan Burton and anintroduction by Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, whowrites on why state control remains such a concern,seven decades on from the book’s first publication.

Illustrated by Jonathan Burton



9½" x 6¼"£33.95

Code: BN84A

The Hitchhiker’s Guide tothe GalaxyDouGlAs ADAMs

Introduced by Terry Jones

Hop aboard for a hilarious intergalactic ridewith Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, ZaphodBeeblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android.In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the firstvolume of Douglas Adams’s ‘trilogy of five’,the Earth is about to be demolished by theVogons, but Arthur Dent and Ford Prefectmanage to escape ... Colour illustrations byJonathan Burton form a wonderfulcounterpart to the story.

Bound in cloth. 192 pages. 7 colour illustrations. 9" x 5¾".


The Maltese Falcon DASHiell HAMMeTT

With this gripping 1930s thriller, Dashiell Hammettsingle-handedly reinvented the detective novel for the20th century. introduced by Steve erickson, LA Timesfilm critic, with graphic novel-style illustrations byDavid eccles.

Bound in buckram. 256 pages.10 black & white illustrations.Printed slipcase. 8¾" x 5½" .

The Great Gatsby F. SCoTT FiTzgerAlD

Arguably the greatest American novel of the 20thcentury, Fitzgerald’s story of lost love has captivatedreaders, film-makers and fellow writers forgenerations. This edition is illustrated by New York-based artist Sam Wolfe Connelly and introduced byPulitzer Prize-winning columnist Michael Dirda.

Bound in buckram. 184pages. 7 colour illustrations.Metallic printed endpapersand slipcase. 9" x 5¾".

£29.95Code: BHGGA

£32.95 Code: BMAFA

£27.95 Code: BGRGA

lockwood is an unwanted guest, forced by a snow-storm to pass the night at the lonely house ofWuthering heights. a child’s ghost pleads at thewindow to be let in; a waif who has wandered themoor for 20 years. lockwood’s screams bring thefierce and brooding master of the house, heathcliff,who is at first angry, and then, startlingly, sobs andbegs for the ghost to return.

this is the unforgettable opening to a passionate lovestory, a haunting Gothic tale, a stark depiction of ruralisolation and cruelty … Wuthering Heights defies easy classification. Patti Smith, the singer-songwriter andpoet, has written a new, lyrical introduction to thisedition, in which she sums up emily brontë’s complexgifts: ‘her untied mind did not create a neat package.in the writing of Wuthering Heights she did not givewhat was wanted; she gave what she had.’ nineevocative illustrations by rovina cai capture theswirling moorland air that blows through the book,and merges, just as the novel does, past with present,ghosts with the living.

Jane Eyrecharlotte brontë

Wuthering Heightsemily brontë

introduced by Patti Smith

CLASSIC FICTION

Bound in buckram. 512 pages. 10 colour illustrations. 9½" x 6¼".

‘This is great English literature’ROBERT MCCRUM, Guardian

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Introduced by Patti Smith

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Pride and PrejudiceJAnE AuSTEn

Introduced by Sebastian Faulks

CLASSIC FICTION

‘I had not known youa month before I feltthat you were thelast man in theworld whom I couldever be prevailed onto marry’

‘The book has the freshness of a summer streamrunning to its inevitable happy conclusion’P. D. JAMES

Introduced by Sebastian Faulks

Illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso

Bound in metallic cloth. 352 pages.


9½" x 6¼"


One of the world’s favourite books, Pride and Prejudice has long been regarded as a classic romance.In Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Austencreated the greatest pair of sparring lovers sinceShakespeare’s Beatrice and Benedick. This sparklingcomedy of manners features an inimitable cast ofcharacters including the obsequious Mr Collins, theautocratic Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and Mrs Bennet,the most embarrassing mother in literature.

The award-winning artists Anna and Elena Balbussohave contributed eight exquisite illustrations to thisedition, as well as a striking cover design. The book’scelebrated first line is blocked in gold on the slipcase.In a new introduction, the author Sebastian Faulkspraises ‘a novel of almost boundless wit and charmthat has withstood film and television adaptations andattempts to define it as a “fairy tale” or a “rom-com”.’

£38.95Code: BPPJA

The Queen of Spades and Other StoriesAlExAndER PuSHKIn

Heart of Darkness joSEPH ConRAd

CLASSIC FICTION

An audacious, beguiling tale of greed and obsession, which introducerRachel Polonsky calls ‘literature’s supreme tease,’ the story of ill-fortunedHermann and his dalliance with the high-society gambling tables of StPetersburg draws the reader into an enthralling and unwinnable game.Questions of chance, fate and supernatural forces are maddeninglyunanswered as Hermann foolishly pursues the elderly Countess and hersecrets. Anna and Elena Balbusso have created seven haunting imagesevoking the tales’ fantastical and dreamlike atmosphere.

Few works of fiction possess the haunting and enduring power of Heart of Darkness. The story begins with a familiar premise: one man’s bid toquench his thirst for adventure by undertaking a journey to a remote part of the world. But swiftly its intense prose is immersed in complex,challenging themes, such as madness and the nature of the soul. The ‘heart’of the title belongs at once to the ‘silent wilderness’ that the seaman,Marlow, enters, and to Kurtz, the ‘great’ company employee whoseruinous, eloquent being is terrible and unforgettable both to Marlow andto the reader. He surely remains one of the most elusive, yet compelling,characters in all fiction. Sean McSorley, winner of the 2014 BookIllustration Competition, has created an extraordinary binding design andillustrations that capture the novella’s brooding atmosphere.

Introduced by Sebastian Barry

Illustrated by Sean McSorley

Three-quarter bound in cloth. 160 pages.


Printed endpapers. Blocked slipcase.

9" x 5¾"

Translated by Alan Myers

Introduced by Rachel Polonsky

Illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso



Printed endpapers

9½" x 6¼"


£29.95Code: BHDKA

£36.95Code: BQOSA

The New York Trilogy PAUL AUsTer

The Day of the Jackal FreDericK ForsyTH

introduced by Ken Follett

CLASSIC FICTION

When the French authorities discover a plot bymilitants to assassinate President de Gaulle, a deadlygame of cat-and-mouse begins between the Jackal andthe detective brought in to track him down. This editionof Forsyth’s groundbreaking thriller is introduced by KenFollett, who praises the author for his narrativeprecision, rendering ‘every page believable’. TatsuroKiuchi has produced a striking binding and slipcasedesign, as well as 15 integrated illustrations.

skewing the conventions of the mystery genre, PaulAuster’s three hugely influential stories unnervinglymeld fiction and reality. Tom Burns’s superb illustrationsportray a city at once familiar and unknowable.

Bound in paper. 408 pages.

15 black & white illustrations. Pictorial slipcase.

9½" x 6¼"


Bound in cloth. 264 pages.13 colour illustrations. 11" x 6½".

Brave New World ALDoUs HUxLey

Aldous Huxley’s prescient and iconic novel, firstpublished in 1932, is presented here with art-decoinspired illustrations by Finn Dean. Ursula K. Le Guinintroduces.

Bound in cambric grain paper. 224 pages. 8 colourillustrations. 9½" x 6¼".

£38.95 Code: BDOJA

£29.95 Code: BBW2A £38.95 Code: BNYTA

The Call of the WildJACK loNdoN

buck, a beloved family dog, is stolen from his home inCalifornia and sold as a pack-dog during the Klondikegold strike. but he will break free to follow his destinyand become a leader of wolves. david Vann, author ofa bestselling memoir set in the Alaskan wilderness, hascontributed a fine introduction, and Abigail Rorer’sblack and white woodcuts are thrillingly evocative ofthe ‘frozen north’ of the Yukon.

Bound in cloth. 120 pages. 8 black& white wood cuts. 9" x 6¼".

Catch-22 JoSePH HelleR

Seeking to avoid flying potentially fatal bombingmissions over italy and France, Captain Yossarian’sattempts to convince his superiors that he is crazy arethwarted by a ‘Catch-22’: to ask to be excused fromcombat duty would be to exhibit the powers of a saneand rational mind. Neil Packer’s illustrations match themanic energy of Heller’s narrative. introduced byMalcolm bradbury.

Bound in cloth. 472 pages. 9 colour illustrations. Printedendpapers. 10" x 6¼".

Miss Marple Short Stories AGATHA CHRiSTie

All that Miss Marple knows about the criminal mindshe professes to have learnt from her quiet life.‘Human nature is much the same everywhere, and ofcourse, one has opportunities of observing it at closequarters in a village,’ she claims. This new edition ofthe beloved stories includes 20 mysteries in all, with anintroduction by Stella duffy and colour illustrations byAndrew davidson.

20 stories. Bound in buckram. 312 pages. 8 colour illustrations. 9" x 5¾".


Folktales of the NativeAmerican dee bRoWN

From ‘The Girl Who Climbed to the Sky’ (Arapaho-Caddo) to ‘How Rabbit Fooled Wolf ’ (Creek), the 36 tales collected and beautifully retold here originatefrom many different Native American communities.This edition features a series of vibrant illustrations byCaroline Smith. Joy Porter introduces.

Bound in cloth. 176 pages. 7 colour illustrations. 9½" x 5¾".

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Breakfast at Tiffany’sTruMAN CApOTe

Beginning with a chance glimpse in a sharedapartment building, Truman Capote’senchanting novella charts the friendshipbetween an aspiring writer who has justmoved to New York City and his neighbourHolly Golightly: girl about town, genteel gold-digger and free spirit. It is one of thequintessential American stories of the 20thcentury, capturing the spirit of mid-centuryManhattan. Our edition is introduced by JayMcInerney and illustrated by Karen Klassen.

Bound in buckram. 128 pages. 7 colour illustrations. 9" x 5¾".

The Hobbit J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Bilbo Baggins is a typical hobbit: fond of sleeping,eating and parties. However, it is his destiny to travelto the east, to help slay the dragon Smaug. His questtakes him through enchanted forests and under theMisty Mountains, where he tricks the vile Gollum outof his ‘Precious’. With Eric Fraser’s classic illustrations.

Bound in paper. 248 pages. 19black & white illustrations. Printedmap endpapers. 9" × 5¾".

To Kill a MockingbirdHARPER LEE

For eight-year-old tomboy Scout and her olderbrother Jem, growing up in a sleepy Alabama town,the most terrifying thing they know is the localbogeyman Boo Radley. That is until their lawyer fatherAtticus Finch takes on the case of a black man accusedof raping a white girl. Introduced by Philip French andillustrated by Aafke Brouwer.

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THE STORIES THAT DEFINE OUR WORLD

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History has always been at the heart of TheFolio Society’s publishing programme and thecollection we have gathered here includes suchseminal works as Charles Darwin’s On theOrigin of Species, Howard Carter’s grippingaccount of his discovery of The Tomb ofTutankhamun and John Steinbeck’s poignantdispatches from the front in Once There Was aWar. There is also a wealth of lively narrativehistory, written by today’s great chroniclers asthey bring the past to life: Mary Beard’s Pompeiitakes the reader to the heart of the Romantown on the eve of its destruction; Liza Picard’sRestoration London is a joyous journey to theEnglish capital at its most colourful; ChristopherHibbert’s Redcoats and Rebels and John Lukacs’sFive Days in London, May 1940 take as theirsubjects moments that defined nations.

Folio’s non-fiction range includes a richselection of carefully sourced images, gatheredby our award-winning picture research team.And as with all of our books, text and imageryare housed within bindings of exceptionalbeauty and craftsmanship.

On the Origin ofSpecies CHARlES DARWIn

HISTORY AND HERITAGE

Introduced by Richard Keynes

Bound in buckram, printed and blocked with a design by David Eccles. 448 pages.

25 pages of colour plates

Coloured page tops

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ABOVE: Marquis de Raggi’s Bird of Paradise. Coloured lithograph by John Gould, 1875. (By permission of the Syndics of the Cambridge University Library). RIGHT: Giraffe grazing on a small tree, by Cornwallis Harris, 1836. (From a private collection made by Quentin Keynes).

‘The theory of naturalselection is a prime candidate for the title of the greatest idea ever tooccur to the human mind’NATURE

When first published in 1859, the central theory ofOn the Origin of Species – that the natural order wasnot permanent and unchanging but a gradual processof evolution – met with fierce opposition. Yet the firstedition sold out within a day and a new era in humanthought had begun. The seeds of Darwin’s explosiveideas were planted during his expedition to SouthAmerica on board HMS Beagle, but fear of theirprobable impact led him to spend 20 years in rigorousintellectual enquiry before publishing his theories. On the Origin of Species remains one of the mostinfluential books ever written. This buckram-bound

edition features a magnificent binding design byDavid Eccles, a range of beautiful colour

plates and an introduction byRichard Keynes, Darwin’s

great-grandson.

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Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town MAry BEArD

Smoke and ash darkening the air;rivers of lava pouring onto a town;a terrified populace fleeing withhastily gathered possessions. Thedestruction of Pompeii still gripsthe world’s imagination, but whatcan we really tell from itspreserved remains? In this award-winning history, Mary Beard guidesus through the daily life of Pompeii

– an existence that is far more complex than wemight have realised. Contrary to popular assumption,the inhabitants were warned about the volcano – thetown was semi-evacuated when it was engulfed. Thisedition contains 33 pages of colour photographs,from images of Pompeii’s streets with their raisedstepping stones, possibly to protect pedestrians frompiles of refuse, to haunting plaster casts of thevolcano’s victims. Each photograph has been captionedby the author, and endpapers show the site ofPompeii and its surroundings. In a newlycommissioned preface, author Ferdinand Mountpraises this account of a ‘city of gags and graffiti’.

‘A vivid demonstration that sceptical scholarship can provide as gripping a read as sensationalism’ TOM HOLLAND, GUARDIAN


Introduced by Ferdinand Mount

Three-quarter bound in cloth with a Modigliani paper side.408 pages.

33 pages of colour plates. Printed endpapers.

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Gold bracelet in theform of a snake fromPompeii. 1st c. BC – 1stc. AD . (akg-images)

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The Tomb of TutankhamunHOWard CarTEr

Special two-book edition


There have been countless accounts of the discoveryof the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, from the soberto the sensational, but none is as powerful as HowardCarter’s first-hand testimony. He recalls the evidencethat first drew him to the Valley of the Kings in 1914;the six seasons of patient, fruitless searching; moonlitencounters with would-be tomb-robbers; and thenear-miraculous discovery at the eleventh hour, just asfunding was about to run out, of the royal necropolisseal – the jackal and nine captives – which signalled apharaoh’s resting-place. With admirable restraint,Carter cabled Lord Carnarvon, the excavation’ssponsor, and waited two weeks for him to arrivebefore breaking the sealed doorway. What they foundwas beyond imagination. Unlike most royal tombs,Tutankhamun’s had largely escaped plundering; withmore than 5,000 artefacts, it remains the mostcomplete Egyptian burial ever discovered.

Our edition includes a second volume entirelydevoted to magnificent colour photographs by SandroVannini, who was granted exclusive access to thetreasures of the Cairo Museum.‘Tutankhamun can indeed rest in

peace; his wish for immortality has been granted, and as Tutankhamun’s discoverer, Howard Carter’s memory is etched in history’ DAVID P. SILVERMAN

Introduced by David P. Silverman

Two books bound in buckram

Vol. 1: 448 pages. 33 pages of black & white plates.

Vol. 2: 128 pages with 110 pages of colour illustrations

Printed endpapers and slipcase. Gilt tops.

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The Ten Most BeautifulExperiments GeorGe JoHNSoN

George Johnson’s superb book is an exploration lessof the scientist who stands behind a discovery thanthe method which led to it. He describes tenexperiments designed with such elegant simplicity thatthey merit the term ‘beautiful’: Galileo determining theuniform acceleration of a falling body, Isaac Newtontesting for effects on his perception of light (bycarefully inserting needles into his eye), and Pavlov andhis famous dogs. It is a celebration of the great mindswho changed our perception of the world.

Introduced by Michael Brooks. Quarter-bound in buckram. 184pages. 15 integrated black & white illustrations and 16 pages ofcolour and black & white plates. Printed endpapers. 9" x 5¾".

Introduced by Lyn Macdonald. Bound in buckram.464 pages. 33 pages of colour and black & whiteplates. Printed endpapers. 10" x 6¼".


LongitudeDAvA SobeL

In the 18th century, the longitude problem was one ofthe thorniest scientific issues of the day; countlessships were wrecked because they were unable todetermine their correct position. Thus, in 1714, theLongitude Act was established, promising a prize of£20,000 to whoever could find a practicable solution.The eventual winner was an uneducated carpenter,John Harrison, who devoted his life to creating amarine chronometer that would keep time at sea.Dava Sobel’s bestselling story of Harrison’sextraordinary quest has brought deserved attention toone of the unsung heroes of scientific history.

Sir Isaac Newton, c.1690.(akg-images)

The Great War and Modern MemoryPAuL FuSSeLL

In writing The Great War and Modern Memory, PaulFussell’s stated aim was suitably far-reaching: tounderstand ‘the way the dynamics and iconography ofthe Great War have proved crucial political, rhetoricaland artistic determinants on subsequent life’. Almost 40 years after it was first published, his lyrical and pene-trating analysis of what the Great War means to ourcollective consciousness remains as powerful as ever.

New preface by Dava Sobel.Bound in paper. 168 pages. 17 pages of colour plates.Printed endpapers. 9" x 6¼".

Poppies from No Man’s Land in Flanders, pressed between the pagesof the war diary of Private Len Smith,1915. (SWNS)

H-1, detail of the works. (© NationalMaritime Museum, Greenwich, London,Ministry of Defence Art Collection)

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Bound in buckram. 224 pages. 13 pages of black &white plates. 9" x 6¼".

Enigma: The Battle for theCode HuGH SEBAG-MoNTEFIorE

Few episodes in the history of Second World Warespionage have captured the imagination more than thedeciphering of the Enigma code messages. This is thestory of how Alan Turing and his team, aided by the bravery of spies and ordinary seamen who risked their lives to capture codebooks and manuals,found the key to Germany’s top-secret Enigma machine.

Bound in cloth. 488 pages.21 pages of black & whiteplates. 9½" x 6¼".

Five Days in London, May 1940 JoHN LukACS

When Winston Churchill took over as Prime Ministerin May 1940, the British nation had little appetite forwar. This gripping fly-on-the-wall account of the earlydays of his government recreates the five days thatturned the tide and persuaded the public and WarCabinet to rally behind him in the face of tremendousodds. Introduced by Philip Ziegler.

Bound in cloth. 216 pages. 17 pages of black & whiteplates. 9" x 6¼".

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Pilots are driven to their planes, England,July 1944. (National Archives, Washington DC. Photo no. 53102AC)

Alan Turing. (Sir John Dermot Turing)

A meeting of the Supreme WarCouncil in Paris, 31 May–1 June 1940.(Getty Images)

Once There Was a War JoHN STEINBECk

In 1943 John Steinbeck joined the New YorkHerald Tribune as a war correspondent. Hetravelled first to England, where he recordedthe experiences of soldiers and civilians, andreported from London during the Blitz. InNorth Africa, he watched the soldiers as theytrained for action in Italy, before boarding aLanding Craft Infantry with them and reportingfrom the battlefield itself. He describes thetroops’ homesickness and tiredness, the myths,jokes and lucky charms that sustain them. Thisfirst illustrated edition features a preface byaward-winning journalist Janine di Giovanni.

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Fra’ Antonio Martelli, prior ofMessina (detail) by Caravaggio,1607–8. (Photo Scala, Florence)

Richard III: England’s Black Legend DeSMOnD SeWaRD

In this recently updated biography, Desmond Seward builds a vivid picture of a ruth-less man who would stop at nothing in his bid for power: the role he played in themurder of Henry VI, his failure to prevent the bizarre and brutal execution of hisbrother George and his disposal of the ‘Princes in the Tower’. Our edition includes

a chronology, a new index and colour images of key players, Richard’s skeletonand the type of weapon that killed him.

God’s Englishman CHRISTOPHeR HILL

This exhilarating book has never been surpassed as aportrait of Cromwell and his times. Christopher Hill,who has been credited with single-handedlyrevolutionising our understanding of the 17th century,paints a nuanced portrait of the ‘Huntingdonshiregentleman’ who was both a radical Protestant and asocial conservative. This edition is introduced byTristram Hunt, historian, broadcaster and Member ofParliament. He praises this ‘compelling, passionate,scholarly and beautiful interpretation of a man whooversaw the english Revolution’.

Bound in cloth. 304 pages.25 pages of colour and black& white plates. Printedendpapers. 9½" x 6¼".

The Monks of WarDeSMOnD SeWaRD

In the 12th century the Church was in need of cracktroops who would devote their lives to the Crusades.The military orders were founded: knights vowed topoverty, chastity and obedience, waging war on theenemies of the Cross. This acclaimed work tells theirlittle-known history. Desmond Seward shows how theKnights of Malta fought to hold Jerusalem and Rhodes,while later the Teutonic Knights created the land ofPrussia. He explores why one order met a grisly end –the last Templar, Jacques de Molay, was slowly burntalive – while others endure today as religious charities.This is a fascinating account of those who attempted,literally, to fight their way into heaven.

Introduced by Fra’ MatthewFesting. Bound in buckram.368 pages. 16 pages ofcolour plates and 22 black& white illustrations. Printedendpapers. 9½" x 6¼".

Richard III’s skeleton found buried under a car parkin Leicester, 2012. (University of Leicester)

Oliver Cromwell, by Robert Walker,c.1650. (National Army Museum, London/Bridgeman Art Library)

Foreword by Thomas Penn. Bound in buckram. 312pages. 13 pages of colour plates and 6 integratedbrass rubbings. Printed endpapers. 9½" x 6¼".

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Redcoats and Rebels: The War for America 1770 –1781 ChRISTOPhER hIBBERT

A History of the Indians of the United States AnGIE dEBO


When Columbus returned to Spain with his stories of a gentle peopleliving on fertile new lands, the result was a stampede of explorers, slave-hunters and would-be colonisers quick to follow his tracks. They broughtaxes and hoes to aid farming and guns to hunt, but they also broughtdeadly diseases and whisky, which rapidly became the most effectivebargaining tool and had a disastrous effect on a people unaccustomed toit. Perhaps most devastating of all was their failure to understand therelationship between the Indians and their land, and the Indians’ owninability to defend their way of life. ‘Truly the Indians, whether civilised orwild, had no guile to match the white man’s duplicity.’

The story of the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party toCornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown, is often celebrated as the triumph ofheroic American patriots over tyrannical imperialists. Yet, as this grippingand detailed account reveals, it hardly seemed like that to those wholived through it. Many English radicals supported the American cause,while many Americans wanted to remain under British rule. Others keptchanging sides, quite happy, as one captain reported, to ‘swallow theOaths of Allegiance to the King and Congress alternately with as muchease as your Lordship does poached Eggs’.

Introduced by Shirley A. Leckie

Bound in full buckram with a contrasting panelprinted with a photograph by Edward S. Curtis.528 pages.

32 pages of plates printed in colour and duotone

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Marquess Charles Cornwallis, by JohnSingleton Copley, 18th c. (Guildhall ArtGallery, London)

Rabbit Skin Leggings, watercolour by George Catlin, 1832.(Photo Scala, Florence)

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Few television broadcasters have been as engaging, astute or enduringlypopular as Alistair Cooke, presenter of Masterpiece Theatre for 22 years.on radio, the longevity of his career was even more impressive.Beginning just after the second World War and continuing until early2004, Cooke’s wry and humane Letter from America was the longest-running radio series ever to be presented by one person, and a weeklytreat for millions. Vibrant with wit and charm, covering the great eventsof history, but always interested in day-to-day life, Cooke’s legendarybroadcasts provide a remarkable portrait of the united states in thesecond half of the 20th century.

The Great Railway Bazaar was paul theroux’s first major success as atravel writer. In it he recounts his four-month journey from london toJapan and back on the world’s legendary railways, among them theDirect-orient express, the Golden Arrow to kuala lumpur and thetrans siberian express. Averse to the conventions of the genre, therouxfocuses on the ‘human factor’, with much of the narrative offering a drylyhumorous take on his fellow passengers. the binding bears an image bysteve McCurry, whose famous ‘Afghan Girl’ portrait appeared on a 1985National Geographic cover.

Letter from AmericaAlIstAIR Cooke

The Great Railway BazaarpAul theRoux


Introduced by James Naughtie

Bound in cloth, printed with a photograph ofthe New York City skyline, 1954. 320 pages.

17 pages of colour and black & white plates

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New introduction by the author

Quarter-bound in cloth withModigliani paper sides. 384 pages.


Printed map endpapers

9½" x 6¾"Ice fisherman, Russia, c.1965. (Dean Conger/NationalGeographic Stock)


Alistair Cooke, 1946. (© Corbis)

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The Art of WarSun-Tzu

Dagger, Eastern Zhou Dynasty,770–481 BC. (akg-images)

Over 2,500 years ago, a Chinese militarycommander, Master Sun – or Sun-tzu –collected together his precepts on generalshipto form the kernel of one of the most famoustreatises of all time. Eschewing conventionalcourage and military might as primary decidingfactors, The Art of War is characterised by aprofoundly enlightened emphasis onmoderation, imagination, good morale andscrupulous forward planning. Sun-tzu’sfundamental philosophies apply as much togaining a competitive edge in day-to-day life asthey do to the battlefield.

Translated by Roger T. Ames

Preface by Rupert Smith

Quarter-bound in cloth with crushed silk sides. 272 pages.


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A Folio Anthology of PoetryIntroduced by Carol Ann Duffy

Illustrated by Eri Griffin. Bound in buckram. 480 pages with 50 colour and black & whitetailpieces. 10" x 6¾".

Shakespeare’s SonnetsWILLIAM ShAkeSPeAre

Text based on the 1609 quarto.Quarter-bound in buckram withcrushed silk sides. 224 pages.38 engravings by various artists.8¾" x 6".

Introduced by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, thisanthology is a celebration of poetry and the passion it inspires. It gathers together more than 300 of ourfavourite poems, spanning over 400 years, from theTudor court verse of John Skelton and Thomas Wyattto Yeats’s ‘Politics’, first published in 1938.

Published here as they first appeared, with thenarrative poem ‘A Lover’s Complaint’, Shakespeare’ssonnets include some of the most celebrated lines inthe canon: ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’;‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun’. And whilethey offer fascinating glimpses into the poet’s mind, thesheer beauty of the language transcends all. £36.95 Code: BAOWA

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Inventions of the Middle AgesCHIARA fRUGOnI

Often seen as a time when life had few comforts, theMiddle Ages gave us, among other things, printedbooks, spectacles, anaesthetics, pets, glazed windows,clocks, underwear, playing cards, the fireplace anduniversities. from gunpowder to dice-playing, forks topasta, Chiara frugoni’s entertaining book reveals theunique character of a distant but familiar period.

Preface by Adam Hart-Davis.Three-quarter bound in cloth.200 pages. 80 colour and black& white illustrations. 8½" x 6½".

1066 and All That: A Memorable History of EnglandW. C. SELLAR AnD R. J. yEATMAn

‘History is not about what you thought. It is what youcan remember.’ So say W. C. Sellar and R. J. yeatman intheir celebrated potted history of England. 1066 and AllThat is an uproarious and irreverent satire of school-room misrememberings that has become one of thebest-loved humour titles. Introduced by ned Sherrin.

Bound in Kraft paper. 160pages with 55 integrated black& white line drawings by JohnReynolds. 8" x 5¼".


Restoration LondonLIzA PICARD

The History of the Kings ofBritain GEOffREy Of MOnMOUTH

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s chronicle is a beguilingmixture of fact, myth and legend, recounting the mostvivid stories of Britain’s past: Cymbeline and his sons;King Lear and his three daughters; and the giantGogmagog. This is at once a thrilling narrative of kingsand monsters, dramatic seascapes and dark forests,and a history to rival Livy or Bede. Translated by LewisThorpe. Introduced by Richard Barber.

In her acclaimed history, Liza Picard brings to life thekaleidoscope of London in the Restoration, fromgeography to personal grooming; educationopportunities to rules on etiquette; religiousobservances to sexual practices. As Jenny Uglowwrites in her introduction: ‘With the ebullient,scholarly Liza Picard as your guide, welcome toRestoration London – a world to enjoy.’

Bound in cloth. 344 pages. 25 pages of colour and black &white plates. Printed endpapers.9½" x 6¼".

Bound in buckram. 272 pages. 13 pages of colour plates. 9½" x 6¼".

Dish with figure of Charles II. England,1675–80. (© V&A Images) Julius Caesar landing in Britain, from Jean

Mansel, La Fleur des histoires, c.1454.(akg-images)

ABOVE RIGHT: Domestic pasta-making, from Tacuinum Sanitatis,c.1390–1419. (Bridgeman Art Library)

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The Children’s Collection

The Wind in the Willows 5

Kenneth�Grahame

Peter Pan and Wendy 6J.�M.�Barrie

Treasure Island 6

Robert�Louis�Stevenson

Ballet Shoes 7Noel�Streatfeild

Little Women 7Louisa�May�Alcott

The Little White Horse 8

Elizabeth�Goudge

The Secret Garden 8

Frances�Hodgson�Burnett

The Railway Children 9

E.�Nesbit

Anne of Green Gables 9

L.�M.�Montgomery

The Red Fairy Book 10

Andrew�Lang

The Yellow Fairy Book 10

Andrew�Lang

The Green Fairy Book 10

Andrew�Lang

The Blue Fairy Book 10

Andrew�Lang

Perrault’s Fairy Tales 11

Grimm’s Fairy Tales 11

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales 11

Charlotte’s Web 12

E.�B.�White

Stuart Little 12

E.�B.�White

The Princess Bride 12

William�Goldman

The Jungle Book 13

Rudyard�Kipling

Just So Stories 13

Rudyard�Kipling

The Selfish Giant and Other Stories 13

Oscar�Wilde

Classic Fiction

A Clockwork Orange 15

Anthony�Burgess

Nineteen Eighty-Four 16

George�Orwell

The Great Gatsby 17

F.�Scott�Fitzgerald

The Maltese Falcon 17

Dashiell�Hammett

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 17

Douglas�Adams

Wuthering Heights 18

Emily�Brontë

Jane Eyre 18

Charlotte�Brontë

Pride and Prejudice 19

Jane�Austen

Heart of Darkness 20

Joseph�Conrad

The Queen of Spades and 20

Other Stories

Alexander�Pushkin

Day of the Jackal 21

Frederick�Forsyth

Brave New World 21

Aldous�Huxley

The New York Trilogy 21

Paul�Auster

Catch-22 22

Joseph�Heller

The Call of the Wild 22

Jack�London

Miss Marple Short Stories 22

Agatha�Christie

Folktales of the Native American 22

Dee�Brown

To Kill a Mockingbird 23

Harper�Lee

The Hobbit 23

J.�R.�R.�Tolkien

Breakfast at Tiffany’s 23

Truman�Capote

History and Heritage

On the Origin of Species 25

Charles�Darwin

Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town 26

Mary�Beard

The Tomb of Tutankhamun 27

Howard�Carter

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments 28

George�Johnson

Longitude 28

Dava�Sobel

The Great War and Modern Memory 28

Paul�Fussell

Five Days in London, May 1940 29

John�Lukacs

Enigma: The Battle for the Code 29

Hugh�Sebag-Montefiore

Once There Was a War 29

John�Steinbeck

Richard III: England’s Black Legend 30

Desmond�Seward

God’s Englishman 30

Christopher�Hill

The Monks of War 30

Desmond�Seward

A History of the Indians 31

of the United States

Angie�Debo

Redcoats and Rebels: The War for 31

America 1770–1781 Christopher�Hibbert

Letter from America 32

Alistair�Cooke

The Great Railway Bazaar 32

Paul�Theroux

A Folio Anthology of Poetry 33

Shakespeare’s Sonnets 33

William�Shakespeare

The Art of War 33

Sun-tzu

Restoration London 34

Liza�Picard

The History of the Kings of Britain 34

Geoffrey�of�Monmouth

Inventions of the Middle Ages 34

Chiara�Frugoni

1066 and All That 34

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